Lighting devive

Abstract

A shock absorbing lighting device is provided which includes first and second end members each having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a peripheral edge. The first and second end members are held in spaced relationship by a plurality of elongated support members disposed in spaced relationship about the inner surfaces of the end members and adjacent to the peripheral edges of the end members to form a frame structure within which a light member is disposed. The light member is supported within the frame structure by resiliently urged hook members adapted to minimize transfer of shock from the frame structure to the light member. The first and second end members have corresponding polygonal configurations so that the lighting device when in the horizontal position resting on the peripheral edges of the end members can be rotated to selected positions for directing the light member and when in a generally vertical position resting on one of the end members can be rotated about its vertical axis to selected positions for directing the light member.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A shock absorbing lighting device comprising: first and second end members each having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a peripheral edge surface;   said end members being mirror images of each other and having a polygonyl configuration;   means for holding said first and second end members in spaced relationship;   said end members and said holding means forming a frame structure;e   light means within said frame structure; and   resilient means connencting said light means with said frame structure;   said resilient means permitting limited multidirectional resilientmovement of said light means within said frame structur whereby transfer of multidirectional shock forces applied to said frame structure are absorbed by said resilient means;   said polygonyl configuration of said end members permitting said lighting device to be rotated upon a supporting surface about said peripheral edge surfaces to selected positions for directing said light means.   
     
     
       2. The lighting device of claim 1 wherein said means for supporting said light means comprises at least one pair of resilient means each having one end attached to an inner surface of said one end member and the other end attached to opposing sides of said light means for reducing shock to said light means. 
     
     
       3. A shock absorbing lighting device comprising: first and second end members each having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a peripheral edge;   a plurality of support members for holding said end members in spaced parallel relationship;   said end members and said support members forming a frame structure;   light means within said frame structure; and   resilient means connecting said light means with said frame structure;   said resilient means permitting limited multidirectional resilient movement of said light means within said frame structure whereby transfer of multidirectional shock forces from said frame structure to said light means is reduced;   said peripheral edges of said end members having a plurality of corresponding peripheral edge surfaces whereby said lighting device is rotatable upon a supporting surface to selected peripheral edge positions for directing said light means.   
     
     
       4. The lighting device of claim 3 wherein said end members are polygons. 
     
     
       5. The lighting device of claim 3 wherein said end members are octagons. 
     
     
       6. The lighting device of claim 3 wherein said end members are mirror images of each other and have between 6 to 10 peripheral edge surfaces. 
     
     
       7. The lighting device of claim 3 wherein said end members are adapted to support said lighting device in a generally upright vertical position whereby said lighting device is rotatable about its vertical axis to selected positions for directing said light means. 
     
     
       8. The light device of claim 3 wherein said means for supporting said light means comprises at least one pair of resilient means each having one end attached to an inner surface of said end member and the other end attached to opposing sides of said light means for reducing shock to said light means. 
     
     
       9. The lighting device of claim 8 wherein said resilient means comprises a first hook means for releasable attachment to an inner surface of an end member, a second hook means for releasable attachment to said light means, and spring means attached to said first and second hook means so as to urge said hook means toward one another. 
     
     
       10. The lightng device of claim 3 wherein said means for supporting said light means comprises three pairs of resilient means forming opposing triangular configurations, each pair of resilient means having one end attached to an inner surface of an opposing end member and the other end attached to an opposing side of said light means for reducing shock to said light means. 
     
     
       11. The lighting device of claim 9 wherein said spring means comprises a coil spring member. 
     
     
       12. The lighting device of claim 9 wherein said spring means comprises an elastomeric member.